Jimmy Williams

Jimmy Williams, 61, of Madison, Fla., passed in Valdosta, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 28, 2024.  Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Shiloh M.B. Church. Interment will follow in New Zion Cemetery, in Greenville. Viewing is from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, at Shiloh M.B. Church. A Greenville native, Jimmy was a 1981 graduate of Madison County High School, the first class after the closure of Greenville High. Jimmy had a long career in food services, beginning with Gourmet Food Services. He worked in management at Florida Memorial College, FAMU and Southern Bell Towers in Orlando. In recent years, he was a self-employed carpenter.  Survivors include his daughter, Tempest Taylor; son, Marcus Williams; three grandsons: Dakota, Elijah and Amari; godchildren, Thomaz and Denali; girlfriend, Shirley Hall; sisters: Diane (Carlton Jr.) Sheffield, Geneva (Keith) Thomas, Katie (Patrick) Hodge, Betty Miller, Valarie Cray and Laura Nell Reaves; brothers: Johnny, Willie (Mary), John Wayne (Lynn), Rev. Larry Williams, Tyrone (Christa) and Henry (Gloria) Reaves and Wilbur Williams; and countless other relatives and friends.